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Romsey (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was site of abbey constructed in 10th-12th cen.; also noted for King John's Hunting Box, a 13th-cen. house; a 12th-cen. church is here. |
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| Romsey (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Romeseye (H,V)
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............ | used in 10th cen., meaning "Rum's island" |
| Romesy (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
| Rumeseia (H,V)
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| Rumesig (H,V)
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Romsey (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was noted medieval center |
| town (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| monastic center (H) |
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